[Editor's Note: Off the Grid trucks will begin serving Belmont on Monday, Feb. 25, NOT Feb. 18 as originally scheduled.]
In January, the Belmont Planning Commission granted the application for a conditional use permit to the company, Off the Grid, to operate the al fresco grab-and-go grub that's become so popular nationwide.
Off the Grid will roll its trucks on Mondays from 5-9 p.m. in the north Caltrain parking lot in the 1300 block of El Camino Real. (On the site of the Sunday Farmer's Market.)
According to its website, Off the Grid "is your roaming food truck extravaganza....bringing you delicious food with a free side of music, craft and soul."
Week one's featured trucks will be: The Chairman, Hiyaaa Roll, Sanguchon SF, Sam's Chowder, El Sur, Hapa SF, Del Popolo and Kara's Cupcakes.
According to a press release issued by Off the Grid, the food truck company began in June 2010, "With the simple idea that grouping street food vendors together would create an experience that would allow neighbors to connect with friends, and families to reconnect with each other. Since then Off the Grid has worked hard to develop markets that are both located in urban cores of cities, and that utilize spaces that are not easily activated effectively throughout the day"
Currently, Off the Grid operates 16 weekly markets in the greater Bay Area, and works with nearly 150+ vendors weekly.
Off the Grid will provide lights, chairs, trash/recycle receptacles and covered areas in case of rain.
For more information, check out Off the Grid's website by clicking here.
Will you try out Off the Grid food trucks? Have you eaten at food truck markets in other cities? Tell us in the comments below.
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I would think the area to the side of and behind Lunardis would be a better space - more in the middle of town and it is also within walking distance of many apartments.
Food truck fare ain't going to compete with sit-down restaurants nor a yogurt shop. The deli isn't open at 5PM and I have yet to see a pizza food truck. I really don't see people driving out of their way to come to a food truck event on a Monday night in Belmont when there are so many that take place all over the place. It's going to serve people who are already out on the roads because they live in or regularly drive through Belmont. If there's any place that can handle the traffic, it's a Cal train station.
I think the City of Belmont could have put on their own Food Truck Event and kept the money inside Belmont versus a San Francisco promoter getting all the cash.
I support restaurants in Belmont 5 nights a week. One little 4 hour window, one day a week affects no business. Period. Embrace the food trucks--and have some wine with your whine.
First, the assortment of food among the 7 or 8 trucks leaves something to be desired. Where is the garlic noodles truck? A BBQ truck, burger truck, cupcake truck(which closed up and was out of treats with well over an hour left) and a few others is okay but could be better. I think there should be more trucks for more variety and also to thin out the lines a bit since there were at least 20 plus people waiting at each truck. We waited at least 45 minutes in line to order and then get our food, and this was at 8:00. There is no way people are going to wait that long for food truck chow on a consistent basis. They need to work out some kinks and it could be a big hit long term.